(FREE) Apple Streusel Coffee Bars (raw, vegan, gluten-free)

This recipe is my way of marrying together an apple streusel pastry and a coffee cake. Except my version is raw, gluten-free, and dairy-free. Today’s post makes a lot of crackers, of course, you can always cut the ingredients in half if you want to. I used the almond pulp for the cracker base, which I have come to love using in my cracker recipes. It gives the cracker and light, airy, crunchy and sturdy texture. You can use ground nuts instead, but it will affect the texture and the taste. Even though there are several components to this dessert cracker, you will be amazed as to how simple each one is to make. This recipe makes a large quantity, so feel free to half or quarter the recipe.

Preparation:

After soaking the pecans and almonds, drain and rinse them. If you already have soaked and dehydrated pecans and almonds in the pantry, use those.

Place the pecans and almonds in the food processor, fitted with the “S” blade, and process until it resembles a small crumble. Place in a large bowl.

Add the almond pulp to the ground nuts and mix. Set aside.

In the same food processor bowl combine the apples, flaxseed, almond butter, chia seeds, maple syrup, cinnamon, salt, and stevia. Process until creamy. Pour over the nuts and almond pulp and mix together with your hands.

Spread the cracker batter 1/4″ thick over the teflex sheet that comes with the dehydrator. Be careful that you don’t spread the batter to thin or the crackers will break too easily. I used 2 Excalibur trays, spreading the batter all the way to the edges.

Score the crackers and dehydrate at 145 degrees (F) for 1 hour, then reduce to 115 degrees (F) for 6-8 hours. When dry enough, flip them over onto the mesh sheet and continue drying for another 6-8 hours or until completely dry.

Place 1-2 cups of date paste in a piping bag fitted with this tip. You can use a butter knife instead, but I just love using piping bags.

If using the piping tip, lay the tip on the edge of the cracker and drag it across it while putting gentle and firm pressure on the bag. Stop the pressure once you get to the other side of the cracker and lift off. Do this to all the crackers.

Streusel Crumble:

In a medium bowl combine the almond pulp, maple syrup, cinnamon, and salt. Mix with your hands to make sure everything is well incorporated.

Drop the batter in small crumbles on the teflex sheet that comes with the dehydrator and dry at 115 degrees (F) for 4 hours or until dry.

Sprinkle the crumbles on top of the date paste frosted cracker. Set aside.

Store extra in a sealed container for up to 2 weeks.

Streusel Glaze:

Soften the coconut butter but placing the jar in a large bowl and surrounding it with hot water.

Drizzle the glaze over the cracker in a zigzag pattern. You can use a piping bag or a ziplock baggie with the bottom corner tip snipped off.

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I highly recommend using the almond pulp due to the perfect texture that it gives the recipe. You can always use ground nuts, but the texture and taste will shift some. I can’t guarantee the outcome but I am sure it will still be good. If you test ground almonds, please let me know how it goes. Blessings, amie sue

Hi,
This may be a silly question, but, what if, I do not have any almond pulp on hand, then, can I just use some regular ground almonds and add a bit of water to make them look like moist pulp? OR, would this not work at all.
I would love to make these Apple Streusel Coffee Bars, but don’t have any almond pulp.

You can use ground almonds instead but the texture will be very different from what I created. Almond pulp gives the bars a light, airy texture. Ground almonds will be more dense. Let me know if you give it a try. Blessings, amie sue